American energy policy has come a long way in four months. Under the Biden administration’s autopen, our energy policy was hamstrung; the administration was canceling oil and gas leases, pouring our money into “green” energy boondoggles, and gas prices were shooting up.
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USS Nimitz Is Conducting Flight Ops in the South China Sea, and China Isn’t Happy
The United States Navy has, since 1945, enforced a Pax Americana on the world’s oceans, making the seaways (mostly) safe for commercial traffic. Today, in the western Pacific, the United States Navy faces an opponent the likes of which it hasn’t faced since, again, 1945: China.
Greta Thunberg Heads to Gaza to ‘Break the Siege,’ and Israel Has the Chance to Do Something Hilarious
Not content with claiming the Earth is going to spontaneously combust if all the world’s nations don’t send their residents back to the Stone Age, climate change activist Greta Thunberg is now headed to Gaza. As is always the case with communists, the cause is never the cause….
CNN Stunned by New Polling on How Bad Things Are for Dems, Then Hakeem Jeffries Makes It Even Worse
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) threw a fit last week when she was asked about a recent focus group survey in which Democrats are defined as “sloths” and “tortoises,” as well as “deer in the headlights,” when compared to Republicans, who were viewed by voters as “lions, tigers,…
On ‘Face the Nation,’ Scott Bessent Delivered a Lesson on the Economy, With Receipts
On Sunday, the Trump administration’s Secretary of the Treasury, Scott Bessent, appeared on “Face the Nation” to answer some questions from host Margaret Brennan about the Trump economy, a little over four months into President Trump’s first term. Mr. Bessent painted an optimistic picture, and he brought the…
Keith Olbermann and Media Get Nailed for Hilarious Spin on Cory Booker’s ‘Nazi Salute’
You probably could guess we’d be hitting the apex of hypocrisy from those on the left in the wake of Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) making a “Nazi salute” Saturday at a California Democrat event.
Taking a Stand: Two Female Oregon Athletes Make Powerful Gesture at State Track Championship
In March, RedState brought you the story of Reese Hogan, the female California track and field athlete who made a powerful statement by taking her rightful place at the #1 spot on the podium after the official (bogus) medal ceremony had taken place. In that affront to justice,…
Massive Ukrainian Drone Attack Deletes a Third of Russia’s Bomber Fleet and Sends a Warning to the US
Ukrainian special forces operatives launched simultaneous attacks on four Russian strategic bomber bases and the home port of the Russian Northern Fleet early Sunday. The attack was reportedly a year-and-a-half in the making and involved a novel means of delivery and the first use of autonomous drone swarms.
Despite Supreme Court Stay, Judge Blocks Trump Admin From Revoking TPS for Thousands of Venezuelans
On Friday, U.S. District Judge Edward Chen (Northern District of California) issued an order blocking the Trump administration from revoking Temporary Protected Status (TPS) from thousands of Venezuelans, this despite the fact that the Supreme Court issued a stay in the case on May 19.
Newsom Proposes Asset Caps for People on Medi-Cal Which Penalizes Citizens Who Actually Depend Upon It
You know how Democrats love to trot out stories of the poor, put-upon “migrants” who have been targeted and disenfranchised by President Donald Trump’s actions? Yet they fail to exhibit an iota of thought for the taxpaying citizens who are being robbed of essential services because of this…
World Boxing: Controversial Algerian Fighter Now to Undergo Genetic Sex Test
The World Boxing organization has ruled that Olympic gold medalist Imane Khelif, who competes in women’s boxing, is barred from competing until completion of a mandated sex-determination genetic test.
RedState Weekly Briefing: Marked Safe From Kamala and Joe
Welcome to the RedState Weekly Briefing — where we take a quick look at the week’s most viewed stories in case you missed any of them. What do you suppose caught people’s attention in this latest whirlwind week? Grab a cup of coffee (or something stronger if you’re…
Elon Musk Torpedoes the Dems Over Cory Booker and the Latest Example of Their Hypocrisy
On Saturday, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) spoke to about 4,000 California Democrats.
Fox News, AP, CNN, Others Ran With Massive Hamas-Sourced Fake News, Then the Surveillance Video Came Out
Multiple press outlets, including Fox News, the Associated Press, CNN, the BCC, and other outlets, ran with a report early Sunday morning claiming Israeli forces randomly opened fire on civilians gathered to collect aid. Sourced by the “health officials” and “witnesses,” the claim involved dozens being killed and…
Dem Rep Fumes After Trump’s DHS Detains Staffer, Aides Are Accused of Harboring Rioters in His Office
Democrat Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) issued a blistering statement after an aide was temporarily detained inside his Manhattan office by officers with the Department of Homeland Security when she allegedly obstructed efforts to track down pro-illegal alien rioters.
Elderly Former Constable Gets Justice After Being Arrested by UK Police for Thought Crimes
In February, United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer sat down with Fox News’ Bret Baier, who asked him a question about Vice President JD Vance’s criticism of both Britain and the European Union’s censorship of free speech. Starmer responded, “We don’t believe in censoring speech…we champion free speech…
There’s a Surprise Leader in Polling for Next Democrat Presidential Nominee—and It’s Not Kamala Harris
Man, it must be brutal being a Democrat right now, breathlessly waiting for the ’28 presidential election so you can finally get Trump out of your head and get a good old progressive back in the Oval Office. The problem? The potential candidate list so far is laugh-out-loud…
Jasmine Crockett’s Hot Take on GOP Opinion of Her Leaves MTG and Many Others in Stitches
As Democrats have been casting around, trying to figure out how to repackage themselves so that the American people might vote for them again, they’ve found themselves without a leader.
After Taking Out Latest Hamas Leader, Israel Warns Possible Successors: ‘You Are Next in Line’
As we wrote earlier on Saturday, in a developing story on the latest in a string of Hamas leaders eliminated by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) of our Middle Eastern ally, my colleague Ward Clark reported that “On Saturday, the IDF announced, on its official X account, that…
Saving Taxpayer Money: Energy Dept Cancels $3.7B in ‘Green’ Grants
A billion dollars here, a billion dollars there, and pretty soon you’re talking real money.
Paris St. Germain Wins Championship League Title, City of Light Descends Into Chaos in ‘Celebration’
Paris St. Germain had a lot of big names on their soccer team.
Tim Walz’s Pathetic Bid for Attention Just Got Much Worse, and Much More Hilarious
Failed vice presidential candidate and current Governor of Minnesota, Tim Walz, escalated his war of words against President Donald Trump on Saturday, telling Democrats to “bully the ****” out of the current president while labeling him a “dictator.” The tough talk was the latest in a series of…
Trans Activist Attacks Conservative at Controversial California Track Championship—Pays a Heavy Price
Controversy has been raging at the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) high school track and field championship, where a male who says he’s a girl has been destroying the competition. RedState’s Katie Jerkovich was on scene Friday and wrote about what she witnessed:
Unexpected: Ivy-Leaguer Bill Maher Actually (Kind of) Agrees With What Trump Is Doing to Harvard
Let me start this article by warning that there is plenty of profanity coming. Not from me, but from comedian and pundit Bill Maher. It’s almost impossible to write about Maher or basically any Democrat these days without encountering oodles of curse words.
Surprise, Surprise: Terror Sponsor Iran Is Still Enriching Uranium
The United Nations’ International Atomic Energy Agency has released a report claiming that Iran’s uranium enrichment program is still proceeding despite the Trump administration’s attempts to drag the terror-sponsoring nation to the negotiating table. There’s a catch: As far as the IAEA has determined, Iran has only enriched…
Loretta Swit, M*A*S*H’s ‘Hot Lips’ Houlihan, Dead at 87
I was too young to see the 1970 film “M*A*S*H” in theaters, but was a regular watcher of the television series that debuted in 1972 and ran for 11 seasons. As a Gen X kid, I got to know the character of Major Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan, expertly…
Yikes: Anthony Weiner Pitches a Comeback on ‘The View,’ Mocks Kamala Harris Too
It’s been a long time since we’ve spoken about Anthony Weiner.
This Liberal NYC Politician Wants Taxpayer-Funded Dental Care – for Illegal Aliens
There is no benefit so generous, so expensive, that some leftist somewhere won’t insist it be extended to illegal immigrants. We saw plenty of generosity extended towards these people while Joe Biden and the autopen were in office. They’re (thankfully) gone now, and the Trump administration is cracking…
Tapper Trots Out CNN Two-Step in Lame Attempt to Evade Maher on Who’s to Blame for Biden Cover-Up
Disgraced CNN host and co-author of the controversial “Original Sin,” Jake Tapper, took his shamelessly shilling book tour to HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher” on Friday.
Israel Defense Forces: ‘We Eliminated the Head of Hamas, Again’
Thanks to the efforts of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), being a leader of Hamas is not a job with long career prospects. On Saturday, the IDF announced, on its official X account, that they have changed another head of Hamas’ pronouns to “was” and “were”: